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security officers across the nation servicing governmental clients including numerous federal agencies. nasc works with officials at every level of government to put in place higher standards and requirements for security companies and private security officers. of most relevant today's hearing since 2007, nasco has worked with congress, fps and gao on issues and legislation related to the federal protective services protected security officer, pso program. nasco also recruited federal security committee on its 2013 best practices for armed security officers in federal facilities. not including the military services that are boxing 35,000 contracts at the officers across the federal government and the use of contract security is a proven, effective and cost efficient countermeasure to reduce risk and mitigate threats at federal facilities. to further ensure security at federal securities, fps and its security contractors need to work together to address issues and challenges with the pso program that gao has identified over the past several years. at the same time improvements need to
security officers across the nation servicing governmental clients including numerous federal agencies. nasc works with officials at every level of government to put in place higher standards and requirements for security companies and private security officers. of most relevant today's hearing since 2007, nasco has worked with congress, fps and gao on issues and legislation related to the federal protective services protected security officer, pso program. nasco also recruited federal security...
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the evidence for the growing national security state is disturbing. as you mentionedded, chairman, we have 5 million security clearance holders, 20 million filing cabinets could be filled with the amount of classified data accumulated every 18 months by one intelligence agency according to the gao. it's time for congress to be far less deaf renne reel to the executive branch on claims of national security. you can begin by reigning in the nearly unbridled power to misuse national security labels and make whole swaths of the government hidden and accountable. we have to hear from whistle blowers. thank you, again, for inviting me to testify today, and i look forward to your questions. thank you for the testimony. we'll get to the questions right now. it's repetition from what the panelists said, but this is for anybody who wants to answer it. in terms of the decision, there's two federal employees without a security clearance or any need for access to classified information. one was an accounting technician. i assume that's similar to a cpa maybe or no
the evidence for the growing national security state is disturbing. as you mentionedded, chairman, we have 5 million security clearance holders, 20 million filing cabinets could be filled with the amount of classified data accumulated every 18 months by one intelligence agency according to the gao. it's time for congress to be far less deaf renne reel to the executive branch on claims of national security. you can begin by reigning in the nearly unbridled power to misuse national security...
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less deferential to the executive branch on claims of national security. you can begin by reining in the nearly unbridled power of agencies to misuse national security labels and make whole swaths of our government hidden and unaccountable. we must be able to hear from whistleblowers. thank you again for inviting me to testify today and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you for your testimony, angela. and i think all of you for your testimony. we will get to the questions right now. some of this is going to be repetition from some of the panelists said, but this is for anybody who wants to answer it. in terms of the conyers decision, we're talking about two federal employees without a security clearance or any need for classified information. one was an accounting technician. i assume that's similar to a cba may be or not even at that level -- >> lower level accounting. >> lower level accounting for the defense department. in that position for 20 years. one was a clerk in a commissary, which indicates to me probably ran a cash register, is that fa
less deferential to the executive branch on claims of national security. you can begin by reining in the nearly unbridled power of agencies to misuse national security labels and make whole swaths of our government hidden and unaccountable. we must be able to hear from whistleblowers. thank you again for inviting me to testify today and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you for your testimony, angela. and i think all of you for your testimony. we will get to the questions right...
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day. 2.5 billion internet users, a billion on face the period, national security agency, which you had, possibly at about the conversation in chatter stopped the next 9/11? >> they have to be at the top of their game. it's not that the signals are not there or will not be there. it's separated from the background noise. it's really, really hard. >> are a receiver, vastly safer come about the same that we were prior to 9/11? >> significantly safer because we've taken the fight to the enemy and significantly disrupted their ability to us harm. the difference between then and now as we've taken the fight. we have kicked the ball downfield. we are kicking the ball in their net. there is first metaphor tonight.
day. 2.5 billion internet users, a billion on face the period, national security agency, which you had, possibly at about the conversation in chatter stopped the next 9/11? >> they have to be at the top of their game. it's not that the signals are not there or will not be there. it's separated from the background noise. it's really, really hard. >> are a receiver, vastly safer come about the same that we were prior to 9/11? >> significantly safer because we've taken the fight...
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this is the nation's largest security trade association whose member companies employ 300,000 security officers across the nation servicing commercial and governmental clients including numerous federal agencies. and works with legislators and officials at every level of government to put higher standards and requirements for security companies and private security officers. of most relevance to today's hearing since 2007 kahan nasca has worked on legislation related to the federal protective services protective security officer program, the contract guard program and also worked with the federal interagency security committee on its 2013 best practices for armed security officers in federal facilities. not including military services there are 35,000 contracts security officers across the federal government. and cost-efficient countermeasures reduce risk and mitigate threats to federal facilities. to further ensure security at federal facilities at p.s. and security contractors need to work together to address issues and challenges with the program gao has identified over the past sev
this is the nation's largest security trade association whose member companies employ 300,000 security officers across the nation servicing commercial and governmental clients including numerous federal agencies. and works with legislators and officials at every level of government to put higher standards and requirements for security companies and private security officers. of most relevance to today's hearing since 2007 kahan nasca has worked on legislation related to the federal protective...
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security for this country. it will give you some idea about the direction of one of the, what i would call the big five agencies that we have that are every day right now at 24 hours a day, seven days a week from some 142 countries around the world, of approximately 17,000 people coming in now, doing the nation's business. we have some extra neri and talented men and women out there. i will talk a little bit about that. first, thank you very much. wanted thank you for that great in kind of interaction. wanted thank these two and a staff that is here at pets these things on. it is an important endeavor that we keep doing this. the history of world politics in your personal dedication tustin this annual lecture is a testament to the commitment to train in a generation of critical thinkers and the professionals in this from a recognized the value of studying history when confronting modern issues of national security and world politics. as early as 1932, there was a book called the great pacific war which begins w
security for this country. it will give you some idea about the direction of one of the, what i would call the big five agencies that we have that are every day right now at 24 hours a day, seven days a week from some 142 countries around the world, of approximately 17,000 people coming in now, doing the nation's business. we have some extra neri and talented men and women out there. i will talk a little bit about that. first, thank you very much. wanted thank you for that great in kind of...
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now let us talk about what we learned in the last week about the national security agency's activities. we learned that it is likely that virtually every phone call made by every american is being collected and stored by the united states government. the time that you made that phone call, where you made that phone call, how long you were on the phone, and to whom you made that phone call is now part of the record of the united states government. every husband calling a wife, every businessman making a deal, every elected official talking to a constituent, every candidate talking to a campaign manager, every doctor talking to a patient, every lawyer talking to a client, every journalist tracking a story; all of that information and more is now on file with the united states government. what is even more alarming is that it is not just the government officials who have access to that information. it turns out that it is private contractors like booz allen, and i assume many other contractors. a few weeks ago, madam president, you'll recall that there was a huge uproar in the media, incl
now let us talk about what we learned in the last week about the national security agency's activities. we learned that it is likely that virtually every phone call made by every american is being collected and stored by the united states government. the time that you made that phone call, where you made that phone call, how long you were on the phone, and to whom you made that phone call is now part of the record of the united states government. every husband calling a wife, every businessman...
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the national security agency could learn something from secretary sebelius. today i will ask consent to approve a six-page bill i introduced yesterday to require the the administration to answer these questions every week. secretary sebelius is not responsible for enacting obamacare, but she has been responsible for three and a half years for implementing it. now many americans have only a few weeks to purchase new insurance or be without health insurance. to expect the secretary to correct in a few weeks what she's not been able to do in three and a half years is unrealistic. mr. president, it's time for the president to ask the secretary of health and human services to resign. i thank the president and i yield the floor. mr. hatch: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: during debate over debt limit increase in 2009 -- 2006, then-senator obama stated that -- quote -- "the fact that we are here today to debate raising america's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure"-- unquote. leadership then-senator obama said, -- quote
the national security agency could learn something from secretary sebelius. today i will ask consent to approve a six-page bill i introduced yesterday to require the the administration to answer these questions every week. secretary sebelius is not responsible for enacting obamacare, but she has been responsible for three and a half years for implementing it. now many americans have only a few weeks to purchase new insurance or be without health insurance. to expect the secretary to correct in...
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chairman and the committee, that it's an issue that is part of what we think about every day at the national counterterrorism center. and i know it's true there my experience at the other places identify corked including the national security agency and the department of justice. particularly to where i am now at the national counterterrorism center, we are charged with the responsibility of preventing terrorist attacks. we do that by integrating and analyzing information. we understand that we need to have access to a lot of information, government-collected information, in order to do that, in order to analyze that information, look for particular threads, look for threats, share that information again with agencies like the fbi and others who can act upon it, but we also understand that in so doing, in handling that information we are responsible for being stewards of that information and that we are enthe trusted by the americn people with protecting it. and it's part of training, part of everything we do in terms of having access to the information that we understand the laws and polici
chairman and the committee, that it's an issue that is part of what we think about every day at the national counterterrorism center. and i know it's true there my experience at the other places identify corked including the national security agency and the department of justice. particularly to where i am now at the national counterterrorism center, we are charged with the responsibility of preventing terrorist attacks. we do that by integrating and analyzing information. we understand that we...
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we had to have a discussion about what national security means. do we all feel safer so they can blow up the world. we have a new national security, which includes the fake making sure everybody in this country have good quality food, making sure people have a job and living faith communities, that they have access to good education. those are the sources of our strength. when you listen to the debates in congress, you'd think none of that matters. i want a military second to none. don't get me wrong. the sources of our strength are also in his other things that we are not quite demand. we will not be an economic superpower if we don't invest in research, scientific research. if we don't keep infrastructure as modern as it can be, we will discern economic edge. my constituent seiyu osama bin laden rather going to come through the front door? what they lose sleep over is whether they'll have jobs and next day. whether or not they'll have their mortgage. those are the things people give him security and lead a new definition. we've tried not definit
we had to have a discussion about what national security means. do we all feel safer so they can blow up the world. we have a new national security, which includes the fake making sure everybody in this country have good quality food, making sure people have a job and living faith communities, that they have access to good education. those are the sources of our strength. when you listen to the debates in congress, you'd think none of that matters. i want a military second to none. don't get me...
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b the national security agency could learn something from secretary sebelius. unanimous consent -- later today -- to approve a six-page require thein administration to answer these questions every week. secretary sebelius is not responsible for enactingut obamacare, but she has been responsible for three and ars one-half years for implementing it. now many americans have only a few weeks to purchase new insurance or be without health insurance. to expect the secretary to correct in a few weeks what she's not been able to do in three and one-half years is unrealistic. mr. president, it's time for the president to ask the secretary of health and human services toc resign. r i thankes the president, and i yield the floor. be. >> today's white house briefing expected to get under way in just a moment. we will have it live here on c-span2 when it starts. earlier during general speeches in the senate we heard a series of senators talking about the one-year anniversary of hurricane sandy hitting the east coast of the u.s. and recovery efforts. hurricane sandy the seco
b the national security agency could learn something from secretary sebelius. unanimous consent -- later today -- to approve a six-page require thein administration to answer these questions every week. secretary sebelius is not responsible for enactingut obamacare, but she has been responsible for three and ars one-half years for implementing it. now many americans have only a few weeks to purchase new insurance or be without health insurance. to expect the secretary to correct in a few weeks...
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they filibustered the nomination of aman charged with -- a man charged with an agency for the national security. republican obstructionism has affected nearly every single one of president obama's noments. nominees. this obstruction has continued at every level and through creative new method. even more president obama's nominations reached the senate floor, senate republicans bogged them down with unreasonable demands, terribly time-consuming, and they're designed to be, if not unattainable, really hard and difficult. tom perez, this is a man who worked as garbage man to put himself through school. he hauled garbage. he's the president's nominee for secretary of labor. he received, after the public hearing, more than 200 questions, for the record. these are not easy questions. they're not single-line questions. jack lew, the president's nominee for the secretary of treasury, was asked more than 700 questions before he was confirmed. previously, secretaries of treasury were just put through here with just a handful of questions. now, jack lew is being held up again for another position
they filibustered the nomination of aman charged with -- a man charged with an agency for the national security. republican obstructionism has affected nearly every single one of president obama's noments. nominees. this obstruction has continued at every level and through creative new method. even more president obama's nominations reached the senate floor, senate republicans bogged them down with unreasonable demands, terribly time-consuming, and they're designed to be, if not unattainable,...
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third, unlike natural disasters a cyber event could be a crime, a national security incident or even an act of war. as such the type of nature of state and federal agency coordination could vary greatly from event to event. agency requests might even be in conflict. while every storm is different in terms of the damage on the utility civil a utility's response and its coordination with external entities during storms is purposefully consistent. last example. natural disasters are typically state or regional events. as such the industry is able to come to the aid of affected utilities through mutual assistance. while there are cyberattacks company are company-based events there are scenarios under consideration that industry-based events. for many reasons therefore the nature the attack complicates the mutual assistance process. so in closing some key principles that should come out of this brief summary are one, emergency response is something that utilities have extensive experience with and two, that we rely upon consistent and repeatable procedures and protocols both internally an
third, unlike natural disasters a cyber event could be a crime, a national security incident or even an act of war. as such the type of nature of state and federal agency coordination could vary greatly from event to event. agency requests might even be in conflict. while every storm is different in terms of the damage on the utility civil a utility's response and its coordination with external entities during storms is purposefully consistent. last example. natural disasters are typically...
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of course the senate will be voting on the nomination of john brennan, the deputy national security advisor, to be the director of the central intelligence agency. i voted in favor of mr. brennan during tuesday's intelligence committee meeting and i intend to vote for mr. brennan on the floor. virtually every member of the intelligence committee now in my view believes that mr. been bren has substantial national security expertise and experience and it's certainly my hope that he will be a principled and effective leader that the c.i.a. needs and deserves. and i think senator paul and i agree that this nomination also provides a very important opportunity for the united states senate to consider the government's rules and policies on the targeted killings of americans and that, of course, has been a central pillar of our nation's counter terror strategy. for several years now, mr. president, i and colleagues, senator paul as well, have been seeking to get more information about the executive branch's rules for conducting targeted killings of americans, and i'm pleased that after considerabl
of course the senate will be voting on the nomination of john brennan, the deputy national security advisor, to be the director of the central intelligence agency. i voted in favor of mr. brennan during tuesday's intelligence committee meeting and i intend to vote for mr. brennan on the floor. virtually every member of the intelligence committee now in my view believes that mr. been bren has substantial national security expertise and experience and it's certainly my hope that he will be a...
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and advice on intelligence matters to the president, his national security team, and this congress. throughout the past three decades, mr. brennan has observed every aspect of intelligence from analysis to collection to covert action, from inside government and the private sector, and from both the intelligence and policy sides. i actually don't believe that there is anyone that's more qualified to take over the c.i.a. than john brennan. so he cannot be denied, in my view, on the basis of qualification. and i think even those who oppose his nomination recognize that there is no question but that he is well qualified. from the time he walks into the c.i.a., he will be ready to go, up to speed on the numerous threats and challenges this country faces all over the globe. madam president, let me speak for a moment why that's important and why it's so important that we move to confirm john brennan. the director of the c.i.a. leads the most diverse and clandestine intelligence agency, the only agency to conduct covert action, the largest all-source analytic work force, and he sets in the
and advice on intelligence matters to the president, his national security team, and this congress. throughout the past three decades, mr. brennan has observed every aspect of intelligence from analysis to collection to covert action, from inside government and the private sector, and from both the intelligence and policy sides. i actually don't believe that there is anyone that's more qualified to take over the c.i.a. than john brennan. so he cannot be denied, in my view, on the basis of...
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costing our nation billions of dollars every day and diverting federal agencies, including our critical national labs, like los alamos and sandia, from their important national security missions. wall treat is on edge. main -- wall street is on edge. main street is on edge. families are worried. communities suffer. and there is another cost -- the paralysis of government sends a terrible message, a terrible message of failure and dysfunction. what's next? the debt ceiling. holding the credit of the united states of america hostage for political gain. instead of serious debate, we have ultimatums. instead of regular order, we have midnight shutdowns. instead of compromise, we have all or nothing, take it or leave it. my friend in new mexico, master sergeant jesse bacca, summed it up well in an interview with kob-tv back home. he said, "i'm not angry, i'm frustrated because of the way we've always been taught to work to get things done. you work together and that just doesn't seem to happen. settle your differences." jesse's right, we need to start working together. we have not done tha
costing our nation billions of dollars every day and diverting federal agencies, including our critical national labs, like los alamos and sandia, from their important national security missions. wall treat is on edge. main -- wall street is on edge. main street is on edge. families are worried. communities suffer. and there is another cost -- the paralysis of government sends a terrible message, a terrible message of failure and dysfunction. what's next? the debt ceiling. holding the credit of...